Isbn: 9780522844139 - a straightout man: f.w. albrecht and central australian aborigines (2 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 313 pages. dj worn & chipped, Hermannsburg Mission on the Finke River is an evocative symbol of old Austral ia. Remarkably, the story of Pastor F. W. Albrecht, who ran the mission for twen ty-six years from the 1920s, has not before been told.When Albrecht came to Hermannsburg in 1926, Aborigines were thought to be a dying race, with governmen ts and public alike largely indifferent to their fate. Albrecht accepted much of the prevailing mission ethos, but battled within it to gain secure reserves and support for Aborigines on their traditional lands, and to foster Aboriginal edu cation, employment and leadership.We meet station owners, Lutheran pioneers, prominent figures such as Flynn of the Inland, T. G. H. Strehlow and Harold Bel l Lasseter - and Albert Namatjira, in whose life and painting Albrecht played a key role.The focus shifts from first contact with bush people, to Aborigines on cattle stations and then in labour gangs during World War II, to familiar pr oblems of urbanization,' welfare expansion and land rights. The voices of many A borigines who knew Albrecht punctuate the story, almost as a chorus. And at the centre is a man of extraordinary personal commitment and considerable openness s truggling to come to grips with a people very different from himself.…

Hardcover in Dustjacket. Zustand: Near Fine. AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL BIOGRAPHY -Central Australia and its oldest mission, Hermannsburg, have long been a potent arena for the encounter between Australia's indigenous people and the European newcomers. The life of Hermannsburg's longest serving superintendent, F. W. Albrecht, vividly details much of that encounter, beginning in the 1920s when Aborigines were thought to be a dying race, with governments and public largely indifferent to their fate. Described by some as Australia's greatest missionary, Albrecht battled to gain secure reserves on traditional lands, and to foster Aboriginal education, employment and leadership. Prominent figures crossed his path: Flynn of the Inland, T. G. H. Strehlowandmdash;and Albert Namatjira, in whose life and painting Albrecht played a key role. Aboriginal recollections punctuate the story, providing a rare glimpse into Aboriginal thoughts and feelings for Albrecht himself and the events surrounding them. And at the centre is a man of great personal commitment, struggling with the painful unlearning of his own cultural certainties. This is subtle and compelling storytelling 1992.ÂFirst Edition. xvi, 313 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm. #090325 Albrecht, F. W. (Friedrich Wilhelm), 1894-1984 Lutheran Church -- Missions -- Northern Territory -- History Missionaries -- Northern Territory -- Biography Aboriginal Australians -- Missions -- Northern Territory Hermannsburg (N.T.) -- History (Small ownership stamp on fep) Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.…